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haotong li full round highlights round one, this match is really amazing.
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00:00Perfection.
00:15So they just reached the fifth.
00:21After a nice start, I hate to give one away on the par threes.
00:27Or maybe not. Are you kidding me?
00:31This guy.
00:35McKibben to tie the lead here with an eagle.
00:39He's gone and done it.
00:42Over to Johnson.
00:48How about that? Does that count as an up and down for birdie?
00:52Not as good as Phil's bunker shot, but that was awfully well done.
00:56Now Olesen to join the group at two under.
01:00And another one goes in.
01:04Eagle effort at the second for Matt Fitzpatrick, who missed a little one at the first.
01:10Oh, but makes up for it there.
01:12Catches that left edge.
01:14That is now two under par as well.
01:17Just a step off the green at one.
01:19The defending champion.
01:21Even this part of his game, he struggled with a little bit early in the year.
01:25This good one here, though.
01:27It's going to be a par for him.
01:29Now Nikolai to make it six players at two under.
01:35Yeah, good birdie opportunity and catching that right edge of the hole.
01:39And that's how you bounce back from a double.
01:41Third shot at the ninth for Hao Tung Lee.
01:44And you drove it out of position.
01:47Pin kind of in the right side of the green.
01:51A little deep.
01:53Oh, my.
01:55That's impressive to spin back that much to hole high.
02:00Olesen has a chance to get to four under now.
02:06Take advantage of the par fives.
02:08Only three of them.
02:09And how does he have it?
02:11Four under now.
02:13Needs to see one go in early, I think.
02:18He raced that one home.
02:21The world's number one players now at one under par.
02:25Akshay Batia.
02:32Oh.
02:35Heads for home at Akshay.
02:37I'm seeing guys with ski hats.
02:39It's raining, a little bit of wind.
02:41Got to think it's perfect when Fitzpatrick is doing stuff like that.
02:44Exactly what it's supposed to be.
02:45Again, Fitzpatrick, great putt to get to two under par.
02:48Now Olesen still sitting alone atop the leaderboard.
02:53Had to pitch it over some slope, then up that second slope.
02:57Oh, my God.
02:58How about that pitch shot?
03:00And Jacob all of a sudden is at five under par with a two-shot lead.
03:06You're going to get heavy rain in the next five to ten minutes.
03:10And I'm really looking forward to that.
03:12Music to the ears.
03:13Will this be for the crowds?
03:14It will for Shane Lowry.
03:16Right in the heart of it.
03:18Mickleson, one of the greatest putters for decades.
03:27Doesn't let us down with that one.
03:33Great round of golf.
03:35I get the last one.
03:36It all adds up to an excellent opening day.
03:39Longer grass here.
03:42Darren Clark at 17.
03:44I'm sure Big Darren had plenty of support out there this morning.
03:48What a shot.
03:49Get in.
03:50Oh, yeah.
03:52That's sheer will reverberate beautifully around the links.
03:56Madarid.
03:57He ran it correctly, though.
03:58All day, man.
03:59That guy's been on with the putter.
04:00That is a phenomenal round of golf.
04:05So, Merck, Haikunjana.
04:10Talking up like tie spinners.
04:14That'll work.
04:15In for Eagle.
04:16Trying to get it up and down from the right-hand side of par 5.
04:2112.
04:22Oh, that's a good one.
04:25Oh, that's a nice one to make.
04:27Was very close to finding that water hazard.
04:29Short right out of green on 12.
04:31And walks off with a fine birdie.
04:33Three under Fitzpatrick.
04:35Hoshino.
04:36For his eagle from the back edge.
04:47Now, that's the way to bounce back.
04:49Champion Daniel Brown from two weeks ago in Munich.
04:53An emotional victory after losing one of his friends in the lead up.
04:58No.
04:59Oh, my goodness.
05:01From the other side of the hole, it drops for Dan Brown.
05:07Oh, my words.
05:08There we are.
05:09Slan dunk.
05:10What a roar.
05:11And what a roar.
05:12Hello.
05:13Hello.
05:14Hello.
05:15Hello.
05:16Oh.
05:17The tar three misses the green on the left-hand side.
05:20Walks off the green with a two.
05:22It's a calamity corner.
05:23T's been moved up.
05:24Only 205 yards into the breeze.
05:27Get down.
05:28Get down.
05:29Get down.
05:30Get down.
05:31Get down.
05:32Get in.
05:33What a shot.
05:34Flirting with a right-hand hollow.
05:35But never left the flag.
05:36And here's Christian Busseidenholtz.
05:37For his two.
05:38Oh, rattle.
05:39Rattle.
05:40How far past was it going?
05:41Doesn't matter, take it, no shame.
05:43So far above the green.
05:45Around the green, down.
05:47Right, he must win and has unwanted beam shook for that hätte.
05:51Come by, he does it free.
05:53But they lost to the front.
05:54And they lost to the front of the two, which is the rim.
05:56Here's Christian Bezaydenhoutz for his two.
06:01Oh, rattle, rattle.
06:03Now how far past was it going?
06:05Doesn't matter.
06:06Take it.
06:07No shame.
06:08So far above the green.
06:10Downwind, you can get onto this green.
06:12But Scheffler.
06:17Oh, my God.
06:19What are you laughing about?
06:20There's so much to say about that shot.
06:22The sound off the club face.
06:26Oh, that's extraordinary.
06:27Haven't seen Shane Lowry for a while,
06:29but here we are.
06:30Chance to get back into the red figures.
06:35Yes, surely, surely.
06:36It is right in the heart of the cup.
06:38Huge draw for Shane Lowry.
06:40The wedge was perfect.
06:41Probably as good as he could have done,
06:43but left himself quite a difficult one
06:45for an unlikely birdie fall.
06:49He's got it, Houston.
06:50What a great putt.
06:53Most players have lacked a bit of pace
06:55and missed it on the right.
06:56Not in.
06:57Sun shining brightly in the par five.
07:01Come on.
07:02Get in there.
07:05Loads of few birdies.
07:06And here an eagle for a Spaniard.
07:09Just below the ridge, unfortunately,
07:11for Hassan.
07:13Oh, that doesn't make a jot of difference.
07:15Poured it right in the middle.
07:16Harris English on the second.
07:19Birdie on the first.
07:19And here on the second.
07:21What a start this would be.
07:30Still.
07:30Birdie, birdie.
07:33Acceptable.
07:34For an eagle,
07:35some shot to get it this close.
07:37It's a double breaker.
07:38Oh, there we go.
07:40What a start.
07:42American veteran.
07:43Wow.
07:45A little bit of lagging.
07:50Looking good.
07:52Oh, hello.
07:53Hello.
07:55Yeah, put a smile on your face, son.
07:57And Rye, second shot.
07:59Into eight.
08:00Fish left in.
08:05Oh, look at this.
08:08Kiss of the flax stick.
08:11Doesn't want to overdo this one,
08:12but needs to get it there, obviously.
08:16Oh.
08:18Bit of a bonus birdie there
08:19for Rory McIlroy
08:21from under that swale.
08:24Beautiful iron shot in here
08:25for Harris English
08:26at the sixth.
08:27Par three.
08:28And another birdie bites the dust.
08:32What a gorgeous way to start.
08:34Connor Graham
08:35is on the 17th.
08:37Scottish amateur.
08:38Nice tee shot.
08:40And it falls.
08:42What a moment that would have been.
08:44I don't know how it stayed out.
08:46Just needs to be mindful
08:48of that right-hand front bunker.
08:51Just need to take that on.
08:54Oh.
08:55Oh.
08:55Oh.
08:56Well, he didn't need to take it on,
09:02but he did anyway.
09:04Just carry the first few yards of green.
09:08Little trundle on up.
09:10Bit of spin.
09:11And a bit of in.
09:12Put me down for a three.
09:13Miss for a three.
09:19Oh.
09:20Has it as well.
09:21That's a big, big leap up the board.
09:23Christian Bezadenhout into that.
09:25Tie for the lead now.
09:32Beautifully done.
09:34Huge roar.
09:34Thirdly attempt for English.
09:44Rolls it right in.
09:46So he moves back to 4-under par.
09:50So there we are on the famous yellow leaderboard.
09:53Those who lie 4-under par.
09:55And Jacob Skow-Volison.
09:58Houtong Lee.
09:58Matt Fitzpatrick.
09:59Christian Bezadenhout.
10:00And Harris English setting the pace
10:02as we near the end of a very long,
10:04challenging, but entertaining first day
10:06of the 153rd Open
10:08at Royal Portrush.

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